MINMAX Reporting issue while used with Surface Profile...

Hello Fellow PCD Users,

We have an issue while reporting a surface profile using MINMAX for formatting. During offline simulation the report looks correct and shows the surface profile correctly with a MIN/MAX in the report, but when run on the CMM the report shows the surface profile as a typical +/- TOL. See below.

How it should look in the report...

But it seems as if it reports like this.

Is there a setting on the CMM in the PC-DMIS software that would cause this? This only seems to effect two part numbers out of about 12. Normally we wouldn't worry that much about this but it is messing with our automatic data collection and analysis. Even our PCD Guru is stumped.

We are using PC-DMIS 2018R1 (Soon to be 2022R1)

Regards,
The FOG

bfire85 over 1 year ago

Do you have a FORMAT/TEXT before FCFPROF65 that sets it up that way?

I have also seen PC-DMIS show it correctly in the report window, but when it shoots out the PDF, it gets all messed up. At that point, I uninstall and reinstall the PDF drivers. That usually fixes it. To add, I have seen reporting mess up with GD&T inside loops.

Are you at the latest SP?
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Sora5 over 1 year ago

Switch views from command to summary and see if you have a Dimension format line above FCFPROF65 that somehow isn't showing in the command view. I've had this happen a few times before when some settings get copy/paste and somehow get hidden from the command view.

It could also be mysteriously pulling the default. Hit F10 then check the boxes you want in the order you want them then hit default.
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FOG_Carter over 1 year ago in reply to bfire85

Yes, the FORMAT/TEXT, OPTIONS, , HEADINGS,SYMBOLS, ;NOM,TOL,MEAS,DEV,OUTTOL, , is just before the FCFPROF65. We'll have to look into the PDF drivers. We aren't any loops in the program. Unfortunately our company has only authorized 2018R1, so no SPs, although we are told 2022R1 will be authorized shortly.
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FOG_Carter over 1 year ago in reply to Sora5

We only program and run in Command mode, so I don't think that would be the issue. As far as mystery goes...PCD does many mysterious things!
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bfire85 over 1 year ago in reply to bfire85

FOG_Carter If you want the MAXMIN then you have to change that FORMAT/TEXT to match what you want. The software is giving you what you tell it to report.
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Kai Kendall over 1 year ago

I've seen this happen. Seems to depend on when (actual calendar time, not place in the program) you activated the MINMAX command. You can make a new program, set your formatting, then paste everything from the earlier program into the new one, and it usually works.
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FOG_Carter over 1 year ago in reply to Kai Kendall

Interesting, thanks for that. The issue hasn't reared it's ugly head again but if it does we'll give this a try.
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